mischief

n. 损害, 伤害, 灾祸, 恶作剧, 淘气
【法】 损害, 伤害, 危害
相关词组:
do sb a mischief
get into mischief
keep out of mischief
play the mischief with

mis.chief

n.（名词）
Behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another.
恶作剧：导致他人不适或恼怒的行为
An inclination or a tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment.
顽皮：喜欢恶作剧或导致他人难堪的倾向或趋向
One that causes minor trouble or disturbance:
淘气鬼：制造小麻烦或干扰的人：
例句：
The child was a mischief in school.
这孩子在学校是个淘气鬼

Damage, destruction, or injury caused by a specific person or thing:
危害：由一个特定的人或物导致的损害、破坏或伤害：
例句：
The broken window was the mischief of vandals.
被打碎的窗户是那些故意破坏公物人造成的

The state or quality of being mischievous.
顽皮：恶作剧、胡闹的状态或特性

来源：
Middle English mischef
中古英语 mischef
from Old French meschief [misfortune]
源自 古法语 meschief [坏运气]
from meschever [to end badly]
源自 meschever [糟糕地结束]
mes- [badly] * see mis-
mes- [糟糕地] *参见 mis-
chever [to happen, come to an end] from Vulgar Latin *cap3re [to come to a head] from *capum [head] from Latin caput * see kaput-
chever [发生，结束] 源自 俗拉丁语 *cap3re [到达紧要关头] 源自 *capum [头] 源自 拉丁语 caput *参见 kaput-